Christie Cognevich – författare

Adolescent depression is often dismissed as a normal teenage experience, a bad mood, or something to outgrow. This is far from the truth, and it’s important that young adults and their families and friends understand how crucial it is to address any social, emotional, and physical difficulties they are having. Depression: Insights and Tips for Teenagers offers relatable situations and strategies to guide young adults struggling with mental health. It includes how to identify signs of struggle, recognize stress factors, and strategies to escape harmful mental habits which can leave individuals feeling vulnerable, helpless, or in despair. This book also helps young adults who want to better understand their mental-emotional processes and grow their ability to cope with life’s many difficulties. It includes examples of mood and stress trackers to help teenagers feel more empowered over their emotions and guides them through building skills for their mental and emotional toolbox.Filled with real life stories, Depression illustrates a wide range of stressors and emotional difficulties faced by teenagers. Written by a longtime educator who experienced adolescent depression and now works with teenagers on a daily basis, this book offers insight and hope from an accessible, non-clinical voice.

Today's teenagers are dealing with stress at an unprecedented level. The inescapable flood of difficult news and world concerns can make anyone—but especially young adults—feel isolated and anxious. Dealing with Stress: Insights and Tips for Teenagers offers relatable anecdotes and practical strategies to guide teenagers who are struggling with stress and mental health, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic and other life crises. Readers will learn:What stress is and its functionHow and why it can impact young adults in particularHow to identify and manage stress triggersA variety of coping methodsThe real-life experiences and advice of other teenagers Featuring sample mental health coping strategies and free downloadable blank guides on the author’s website (christiecognevich.com), Dealing with Stress is a valuable resource, empowering teenagers to recognize and manage the stress factors in their lives.

A must-read book for introverted teenagers to help them understand and harness their incredible skill set that School Library Journal says is an "insightful and affirming resource for understanding introverts, providing both depth and breadth in its exploration.”Many introverted teenagers feel pressured to exhibit extroverted traits while their vivid inner lives and intelligences are overlooked. Introverts: Insights and Tips for Teenagers explores the difficulties introverts may face while also highlighting how they can develop and embrace their unique abilities to find social, academic, and future career success.Readers will learn: Strategies to thrive in an extroverted worldInsight into what makes someone an introvertThe truths behind common myths about introvertsHow to maintain energy and find life balanceFeaturing original interviews with other young introverts who share their advice, Introverts addresses a range of common experiences affecting many teenagers and provides practical insight to help readers cultivate their imaginative, thoughtful, sensitive, and quiet strengths.